Saturday, 28 February 2009

Spring Is Just Around The Corner III - 70's Crochet Afghans


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When I was growing up, there were certain things that were restricted to old ladies. Boiled sweets, antimacassars and crochet afghan blankets were high on the list of geriatric must-haves. If you owned any of these things, you might as well put your hair up into a bun and settle down to end your days with a pile of Mills and Boon romances and a tin of Fox's Speciality Assorted Biscuits.

Maybe I'm getting older, or maybe it's the current ascension of the etsy aesthetic, but recently I've come to see that afghans are glorious homemade works of art. I've always loved traditional patchwork - and these are obviously their simpler, hand-crafted siblings. Because they're usually made up out of remnants of wool, some of the random colour combinations that can be found in them can be very inspiring. This particularly nice one is from Jet Rag in Los Angeles - I love the way that it marries the 70's hippie look with a clean modern graphic pattern.

Even if most of the afghans are made out of 'granny squares' - you no longer need to be a granny (or a square) to appreciate them.

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26 comments:

  1. Anonymous26 July 2010 at 21:42

    Do you have a pattern for this afghan - it is really beautiful? I heartily agree - afghans are not just for grandmothers! They are so much fun to make!

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  2. Helen29 December 2011 at 11:08

    I agree.. do you have the pattern to this

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  3. Anonymous31 December 2011 at 00:48

    I do love this pattern...Can you tell us where you found your pattern?

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  4. Disneypal8 January 2012 at 19:35

    I love this pattern too and have never been able to find one quite like it - would love to know the source.

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  5. Josh van Gelder10 January 2012 at 10:16

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  6. Josh van Gelder10 January 2012 at 10:18

    Sorry Guys - As I found this in a vintage store in LA, I have no idea where the pattern comes from.

    Glad you all like it so much!

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  7. Jo Anne13 February 2012 at 23:11

    I have seen this pattern somewhere. It is the crochet version of the "My Grandmother's Flower Garden" quilt pattern. I saw it somewhere actually described that way, so maybe that will help with the search.

    OK, this is funny and I had to share it. In order to post this comment, I got that message that says "prove you're not a robot." The word I had to type was "quato." Any fifties science fiction fans out there?

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  8. Jo Anne13 February 2012 at 23:13

    And Voila! Here you have the pattern: http://www.patchworkcrochet.com/garden.htm

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    1. Anonymous13 April 2013 at 01:23

      i TRIED TOP OPEN THIS AND IT HAD A TROJAN HORSE ATTACHED TO IT. GOOD THING I HAVE AVAST!!

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  9. Anonymous13 February 2012 at 23:50

    I love this so much, I want to crochet it someday, of course different colors.
    Terry Devine aka sunnywolfgar

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  10. Root Logic Studio14 February 2012 at 00:03

    i am writing a pattern for an afghan to match this. contact me if you want it when i test it out. i am here on blogger too. melissa.fulwider@gmail.com

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    1. Micky14 February 2012 at 03:03

      I love the way this looks and is put together.

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    2. Annuska15 February 2012 at 12:56

      Hi Melissa,
      I am interested.

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    3. ValM21 February 2012 at 19:03

      Hi Melissa,
      I am interested too!

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    4. Nila & Tim8 March 2012 at 00:09

      Melissa I would love to help out :)

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    5. Root Logic Studio10 April 2012 at 13:50

      This is the pattern I have come up with if anyone wants to try it out. Happy hookin everyone!

      https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X-kcL9CCSJRx2PhaX-Vh7YHndvX55f1TNkIvqcLRs9s/edit

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    6. maleepan21 January 2013 at 14:49

      very beautiful can you send me a pattern my e-mail...maleepan2501@gmail.com

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    7. Anonymous14 February 2013 at 18:32

      I would love to test this out as well! I've been looking for one to start and this one looks like the ticket!! ;)

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    8. Hala saad11 August 2014 at 04:34

      Good morning l m interrsting inthis beautiful afgha pls can u send m the pattern

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  11. Anonymous14 February 2012 at 15:12

    http://www.patchworkcrochet.com/garden.htm


    That isn't the exact pattern but it's very similar. I imagine you'd only need to add hexagons to create that third ring of color between the white background.

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  12. Anonymous12 January 2013 at 23:04

    I've been looking for this pattern for ages. It looks identical to one I got out of a Quick & Easy Crochet magazine sometime in the 90s. I believe it was called "Coins." I made this afghan but unfortunately I lost it as well as all the magazines I had saved, when I moved. I would have contacted the publishing company but I can't remember which issue it was in!

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  13. Anonymous19 June 2013 at 02:47

    http://www.patchworkcrochet.com/garden.htm --- Sure enough that link does go to a "hacked" page.

    But... if you put that url into the Way Back Machine's magic hopper, you can select a non-contaminated date digital snapshot from which to view the site and find the pattern. (Trust me, if I could figure out how to do it, anyone can.)

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  14. Anonymous23 September 2014 at 00:06

    did someone get or develop this patterN?

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  15. Anonymous4 December 2014 at 02:26

    here's the original pattern for purchase: https://www.etsy.com/listing/197238186/instant-download-pdf-vintage-crochet?ref=market

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